Total Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 38.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 8/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 3.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hermitage Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Abingdon Caldecott , and the 210th highest crime rate of 422 local areas in Vale of White Horse .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hermitage Road (OX14 5RN) in the last 12 months was 38.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% lower than the Abingdon Caldecott average (42.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hermitage Road (OX14 5RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tower Close, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Saxton Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hermitage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ladygrove Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft A415 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tower Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tower Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mullard Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mullard Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mullard Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mullard Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mullard Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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